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2 months ago | 
peterattiamd.com | Taylor D. Yeater |Kathryn Birkenbach |Peter Attia
For the estimated 10% of women of reproductive age suffering from endometriosis – a condition characterized by painful inflammatory lesions outside the uterus – current treatments, primarily hormonal therapies and surgery, are not completely effective.1 In fact, an estimated one-quarter to one-third of endometriosis patients do not find adequate relief from hormonal treatment.2 The search for effective treatments can be frustratingly slow, as the path from drug discovery to FDA approval is...
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2 months ago | 
peterattiamd.com | Samantha Lipman |Kathryn Birkenbach |Peter Attia
Surveys indicate that up to 12% of Americans suffer from chronic insomnia. While effective treatment in the form of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is a solution for some, CBT-I can be time- and cost-intensive and doesn’t work for everyone as a standalone treatment.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
peterattiamd.com | Taylor D. Yeater |Kathryn Birkenbach |Peter Attia
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have revolutionized modern medicine, offering a means for determining causation – rather than mere associations – in medical therapies and other interventions. When well-designed, they minimize bias and confounding variables and provide robust evidence as to whether a treatment is or isn’t effective in its intended purpose.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
peterattiamd.com | Jess Alderman |Kathryn Birkenbach |Peter Attia
High blood pressure (hypertension) affects nearly half of all U.S. adults, and we’ve all heard that it poses an enormous threat to many aspects of health. I’ve often emphasized that blood pressure management – with lifestyle modifications and, in some cases, antihypertensive medications – is one of the most impactful moves you can make toward a longer, healthier life.
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Dec 7, 2024 | 
peterattiamd.com | Taylor D. Yeater |Kathryn Birkenbach |Peter Attia
The relationship between early-life nutrition and long-term health outcomes has long fascinated researchers and the public alike, particularly given the alarming rise in childhood obesity rates worldwide. With nearly one in five children and adolescents considered overweight or obese (as of 2022, from the World Health Organization1), understanding the early-life factors that might influence metabolic health has become increasingly crucial.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
peterattiamd.com | Kathryn Birkenbach |Peter Attia
The free weekly newsletter explores practical insights on longevity and health optimization. The newsletter simplifies complex research and actionable tips, making cutting-edge health knowledge accessible and relevant. These articles are produced by Peter and our dedicated team of research analysts, and cover a wide range of longevity-related topics in much greater detail than those we send in our free weekly newsletter.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
peterattiamd.com | Taylor D. Yeater |Kathryn Birkenbach |Peter Attia
Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is an affliction caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV, the same virus responsible for chickenpox) and is marked by painful skin rashes and, frequently, postherpetic neuralgia, a form of prolonged nerve pain that may last months and even years in the worst cases. These effects alone are distressing and in many cases debilitating, and they alone provide plenty of justification to vaccinate against VZV.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
peterattiamd.com | Kathryn Birkenbach |Peter Attia
Whether from grade school health class, decades of television PSAs, or my own oft-repeated refrains on the topic, anyone reading this will be well aware of the conventional wisdom that exercise reduces risk of heart disease. So when a study this year reported that longer durations of physical activity were associated with increased coronary artery calcification (CAC, a marker of atherosclerotic plaques),1 you can imagine the flurry of questions and concerns that followed.
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Nov 9, 2024 | 
peterattiamd.com | Samantha Lipman |Kathryn Birkenbach |Peter Attia
Humans have long been fascinated with maximizing human lifespan, possibly driven by a universal desire for more time. Average life expectancy at birth dramatically increased in the 20th century, due to improved sanitation, reduced infant mortality, reduced infectious mortality thanks to antibiotics, and preventative treatment of cardiovascular disease. But will the trajectory of rapid lifespan extension continue?
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Oct 26, 2024 | 
peterattiamd.com | Kathryn Birkenbach |Peter Attia
In the health and geroscience sphere, resveratrol is like a bad penny. After this polyphenol compound burst onto the scene as an alleged “anti-aging” therapy about 20 years ago, the science behind the hypothesis was soon discredited, though not before it had captured public and commercial interest.
